HGB 1 defense vs limon

Hotchkiss High School's defense plays against Limon's Badgers in Saturday's (March 7) Class 2A Region 2 playoffs in Limon. Elsie Vazquez (4) closes out the shooter while Shay Glaser, left, Lexi Todd (1), Vianney Mendoza (24) and Lottie Hollembeak prepare to box out the other four Limon offensive players. Limon won the Region 2 title with a 79-39 score.

 Submitted photo/ Lisa Hollembeak

This abbreviated article is originally from March 11 and is available online in its entirety.

The opening round game of the 2020 2A Region 2 tournament in Limon was between No. 15 Hotchkiss (18-4) and No. 18 Sedgwick County (Julesburg, 15-7) was closely contested over four quarters with regulation play ending in a 47-47 tie. An overtime period was needed to determine a winner with Hotchkiss outscoring Sedgwick County 13-4 to claim a 60-51 win and advancing to the regional finals against No. 2 Limon (21-1). The title game, on Saturday, March 7, was all Limon with the Badgers racing to an 18-3 lead in the first quarter and eventually posting a 79-39 win.

A seesaw battle in the opening quarter against Sedgwick County’s Hawks began with Hotchkiss sophomore Vianney Mendoza scoring the game’s first four points before the Hawks put together an offensive thrust to take a 13-5 lead. The Bulldogs climbed back into the game with a two-point field goal from sophomore Indigo Miller-Barnes and a 3-pointer from senior Shay Glaser to pull to within 13-10 by quarter’s end ...

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